barony
Minor aristocratic territory
A barony is the domain or rank of a baron—the territory over which a baron holds authority, or the title itself.
Historically, baronies were feudal landholdings granted by a monarch.
The term extends to any sphere of influence or control resembling such a domain: He built a barony of car dealerships across the state.
Land-holding sworn subordinate
- fiefGranted feudal estate
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
homage · serfdom · suzerainty · lordship · allegiance · oath · seneschal · stewardship
Fortified medieval residence
- estateProperty and grounds
- manor houseLanded gentry's residence
- hallInterior connecting pathway
- great hallLarge central meeting room
keep · stronghold · residence · demesne · grounds · seat · ancestral home · fortification
vassal
Land-holding sworn subordinate
fealty · homage · serfdom · suzerainty · lordship · allegiance · oath · seneschal · stewardship · bannerman
castle
Fortified medieval residence
- estateProperty and grounds
- manor houseLanded gentry's residence
- hallInterior connecting pathway
great hall · keep · stronghold · residence · demesne · grounds · seat · ancestral home · fortification · curtilage
aristocracy
Rule by hereditary elite
rank · lord · lady · gentry · lineage · hereditary · privilege · honour · precedence · coronet
domain
Area of control
jurisdiction · demesne · acreage · terrain · province · district · boundaries · borders · realm · dominion
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, vote, parliament
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- Medieval Feudalismmonarchy, fiefdom, manor, serfdom, vassalage
- feudal landsfief, fiefdom, demesne, manor, duchy
baronyempire
Domain under unified control
kingdom · sovereign nation · duchy · principality · grand duchy
baronyrepublic
State with elected leaders
democracy · commonwealth · free city · commune · city-state
- oil baronsWealthy petroleum industrialists
- robber baronsExploitative nineteenth-century capitalists
- Red BaronGerman WWI flying ace
- drug baronsCriminal enterprise leaders
- coal baronsPowerful mine owners
- cattle baronWealthy large-herd rancher
baron, baronial, baroness, baronet, barons, baronies, baronesses